Sep 1978 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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editorials
ing prospects 'good news' for Cove residents
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For two decades residents surrounding the Glen
Cove Lagoon have battled with reams of state and
federal red tape in what too often appeared to be a
fruitless battle to obtain permission to clear the
waterway of continually building silt and bay mud.
It's hard to believe that nearly a generation of Glen
Cove Lagoon inhabitants have had to stand by and
watch other lagoons dredged on a comparatively
regular basis while their's became more and more
impassible to the point where today even the smallest
of boats sits mired in mud at low tide.
'It's even harder to believe that state and federal
officials took such a hard line on this particular
lagoon when residents could show that clearing the
lagoon was not necessarily for recreation alone since
the building bay mud became a breeding ground for
niosquitoes and other pests, turning the small
tributary into a health hazard.
While the prospect for relief became more and
more remote — particularly in the early '70s when
the state ruled that Glen Cove Lagoon was wetlands
rather than private property — residents never gave
up hope that the state Department of Environmental
Protection and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
permits could eventually be obtained.
-And, the residents had a staunch, hard-working
of suffering and frustration those people have had to
ally in Hyland who continued to pursue the project
The city had exceedingly good news for regardless of how bleak the prospects for success endure.
beleaguered residents of Glen Cove Lagoon last week
when Public Works Director Joseph F. Hyland an-
seemed.
The cost of the bulkheading project, too, will be
nounced that the dredge "Sandpiper" was on its way In 1974, a new regime at the DEP turned from borne by the lagoon residents through a local im-
for a mid-October rendezvous for a cleaningrecalcitrant
to helpful and volunteered to map out the provement assessment ordinance which is only fair.
operation at the deplorably clogged 10th St. bay route Hyland could take to achieve the aims of Hyland should be commended for his years of
tributary.
clearing the lagoon and bulkheading the surrounding dedication to the project and so, too, should City
properties.
Administrator Paul T. McCarthy for insuring that the
While the project will clearly add greatly to the dredge will arrive in time to save the permits which
value of the Glen Cove Lagoon properties, any profits are due to expire in December if work has not begun.
from future salp for the years
features
Hungarian refugee reflects
Research re
Ann
It has been more than 10 years since the surgeon
general's warning that cigarette smoking is
hazardous to health. Cape May County smokers
should not need additional reminders that cigarettes
are indeed harmful. Still, many thousands smoke and
some population groups, including teenage girls, are
smoking more every year.
While estimates vary, it is a conservative guess,
according to local American Cancer Society officials,
that at least half of Cape May County smokers would
like to quit. What seems to defeat most smokers is the
thought of an endless future without cigarettes.
"The.Great American Smokeout" is the cancer
society's pragmatic approach to this dilemma.
Smokers here are being urged to sign a pledge not to
smoke for just one day, November 16. If the next
morning begins with a cigarette as usual, the smoker
will still know that the habit is his to control — and,
he'll be one day healthier.
Smokeout'
Some will get through the day and stick with it —
and some won't. The cancer society has set realistic
objectives for this promotion. Officials with the
organization hope to get pledges from two out of five
smokers in the county.
The signed pledge is important, according to
county cancer society officials, because it serves as a
significant psychological commitment. It also helps
the organization gauge the impact of its efforts.
When nearly 100,000 Americans die annually of
lung cancer, victory on any scale is worth the effort.
The society is ready, officials say, to offer support in
the battle of willpower along with suggestions of
other ways to "kick the habit."
The Sentinel-Ledger commends the work of the
cancer society in Cape May County and urges the
support of "The Great American Smokeout" and the
volunteers who are working to make it a success.
professor to home and family
Where to go
Ocean City High School Bend Boosters Flea Market
Saturday, 9a.m. to 5p.m.on the Music Pier.
Colony Club's 4th annual Golf Tournament Sunday atthe
GreateBay Country Club In Somers Point. Buffet supper,
codKJa^aiidiwards presentation 6:30 pjn. Rain date
October 8.
Four parish Altar Rosary Society annual Communion
Breakfast/Sunday 10 am. in the Flanders Hotel.
Ocean City Post Office employees of the 1920s reunion,
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Flanders Hotel.
Exhibits
CulturalArtsCent«r,409WealeyAv.,openl0amto4pja.
and 7 to 10p.m. Tuesday UiroughFridayandl0a.m.to4pjn.
Saturday.
Ocean City Historical Museum, 409 Wesley Av., open
Tuesday through Saturday 1 to 4 pjn.
Joseph Held, a refugee when population with which he had him back to participate hi a children, "strangers to each
he fled Hungary one November the least contact was the very November conference in other," met, Held said.
night 22 years ago, returned to group he belonged to before Budapest. This touching scene was
his native land this past leaving Hungary — the urban
The welcoming attitude had repeated in July when the Helds
summer as a welcome and working class.
not always existed. Held had were finally able to visit the
respected guest of the govern- It was only after he reached
attempted to visit Hungary in rest of the relatives and friends
ment.
America that Held decided to
1972 as an International they lhacfleft behind hi 1996.
The first visit to his country pursue an advanced education. Research and Exchange Board "Imet some peoplel hadonljr
of birth by the former factory His first task after arriving at fellow, but 10 days before he met through cuiicspondeuce,'
Card parties
worker turned Rutgers New Jersey's Camp Kilmer wa^due to leave Austria, where Held commented.
University professor since be was to learn English, which be he was using the Vlenese ar- ' Depending upon the delicate
was 28 years old was in sharp did while working first as a chives, Us research permit was shifts in politics and diplomacy,
contrast to his sudden depar- ditch digger for Public Service suddenly rescinded by the Held anticipates seeing more of
ture following the 1956 Electric & Gas Co. and later as Hungarian Institute for his family and friends. As for
revolution.
a delivery man for Rutgers' Cultural Exchange.
the country itself, it is evident
When escaping into Austria Alexander Library.
from Hungary that night, Held, Quickly adapting to his new
his wife Margaret and their language and environment,
small son were captured by Held enrolled in University
border guards, who released College, which awarded him a
the young family only because bachelor's degree in 1962. He Welcome did not always exist;
there were too many refugess received a master's degree
to detain, according to Held. from the university the
Match Point Duplicate Bridge game every Thursday at
Before his return in July at following year, and then, while Held had attempted visit in 1972,
7:90 pjn. in the American Legion Hall, 14ttt St. and Haven
the invitation of the Hungarian working for University College
Av.
Academy of Sciences, the as an assistant professor of
Franklin Township (Somerset history and Hungarian studies, but his research permit teas revoked
Jolly Bidden card party for those with less than 50 master
County) resident had his visa he went on to earn a doctorate
points, 7:30 pan. Tuesdays in the American Legion HaO, 14th
presented to him personally by from Rutgers in 1968.
St. and Haven Av. For information call 399-4845 or 39N377.
the Hungarian consul general
in New York.
Ocean City Card Club games, 7:15 p.m. Mondays in the
Chairman of the New
Youth Center, Atlantic Av. between 8th and 6th sts.
Brunswick history department
Although he said he was that the years and miles have
at University College, the
bitter at the time, he now altered Held'sperspective from
Matinee Duplicate Bridge game club tournament, 12:30
evening, degree-granting unit
speculates that the rejection that of expatriot to that of Rutgers University Professor Joseph Held pan. Tuesday hi the American Legion Hall, 14th St. and
of the State University, and
was not personal, but merely historian, and it is through returned to his native Hungary this past summer Haven Av. light lunch served 11:45 a.m.
director of Rutgers' Program
reflected that year's in- basically unsentimental for the first time since fleeing the country
in Soviet and East European
ternational political scene. academic eyes that he now
Studies, Held returned to
It was during their 1972 stay views Hungary.
following the 1956 revolution. Held, director of
Hungary by the same route he
the State University's Soviet and East European
In Vienna that Held and his wife
left — through Austria.
were briefly reunited with their
"My work connects me Program and chairman of University College's
;"The barbed wire stretches
parents. Although they had
there; it's a very educational history department, observed a country, and
into the infinite distance," he
been in contact through the
matter for me to go there," he
recalled, describing the 1978
years. It was the first time the
said. "But I dont intend to go people much changed by the political climate of
border. "Tall border guards
grandparents and gran-
there merely for pleasure." the past 22 years.
With machine guns on their
chests still leave an ominous
feeling hi the visitor.
A glimpse of Ocean City's past
"But that Impression is soon
dissolved by the countryside,"
he added quickly. "Along the
roads, huge areas are planted
with various crops, the hills are
By CATHERINE M. BOWEN
covered with vineyards. They
Society Editor
provide an unusually bucolic
scene which we truly ap-
FY>r the past 18 weeks wehave been showing how Ocean City was
preciated."
a numbeVofyears ago. As this is the final week of this feature, we
'Noting that any place would
wUlgo back to the Srltest and teU what Ocean City was like even
change in 22 years, he
nonetheless expressed
*&&ttfflS&ZSffi* city weremeParker HUUr
amazement at the drastic
family who had come here to the 1850s, more than 10 years before
transformation he saw.
2SH
"'It's incredible to see the
changes; it's an entirely dif- Now collaborating on a book
ferent society. Hungary, which about Hungary's changing
had no technology to speak of in countryside, he was a welcome
tUe 1950s, has become a guest at Keszthely, where be suyed right here so he could be at the site when a vessel was
modernized society," he spoke to the Summer Institute
pointed out.
of the Hungarian Historical *
Remarking on the many cars Society about the training of
aad television antennas he American historians, and at
observed in the rural villages. Budapest, where he discussed
Held said, "Finally the his research with the Historical
peasants are making the kind of Institute of the Hungarian
Irving they long, long deserved. Academy of Sciences.
There U Ua
desire on their part to "There was true courtesy and
mike up forcenturies
of friendship extended to us
derivation.
wherever we went," he
"Having Ha hhad
great ex- recalled "Our colleagura went
pariaoce
dealing with differen different out of their way to show us
situations, they are not respect and there was no
atorygwayed d bypropaganda,
b d a " professional Jealousy. It was
tycattLnued. '*n>ey are ver, very pleasant."
Sward looking. They Just tend
tothair own lives."
He was to well received, in
, It usually the case, the fact, that Gyorgy Baud, vice
rot U» country live ex- praskkot of the Hungarian
l.enjoying material National ComntittM aad
'/Social privilege* . aatlstaat -director of tte
Historical ln*tttut« of
of the Academy of ~ '
l paAer 5 Sports
approximately where the F. W. Woolworth store Is now in the 700
block of Asbury Av.
Ocean Oty Golf Course, 37th SL and Bay Ay., open seven
daysaweek9ajn.to7pjn.Twelvehole course.
Mr. Miller also raised cattle and did some farming. Walter, one
of his sons, operated a fishery and clam and oyster Deds near the
mouth of a creek at the bay. The family also provided room and
Shuffleboard Courts, 6m St. and boardwalk, open every
board for mainland residentswnocame to the island to hunt. day.
Fresh water was a big problem as any wells which were driven
gave salty and brackish water. The Millers and other early settlers
Ocean City tennis courts open 7:90 ajn. to 10 p.m. at 6th S t.
used vinegar barrels and other such containers to collect rain
and AdanUc Av.and7:90ajn.toduskat»hSt. and Bay Av.
water which was used for aQ purposes.
IS per court hour. No phone reservations.
The first official record of Parker Miller owning land was in 1887
when he purchased from Jesse Somers about ooe-tixteenth of the
land located north of 16th St.
Parker Miller died in 1901, the same year the Sindia went
aground The Miller at 17th house St. was moved a numbe tunes. Us loca
Mmer and nUjrtfe. Loutaa, ^
was The on Miller tth house was moved a number of tunes. Us final location
moved here about 1850. They had two more ££*«* «*"• "*»# tth
St. near
Stear
West
West
Av., the
Avthe
area now
area
occupied
now occupied
by the
by
portable
classrooms at the Primary School. It was finafly burned down
the portable
by
here He cleared an area in a cedar grove Just aoum of a creek
Square dancing
Which metafrom the bay at 7th St/He bufiThto house at a site
official order about 40 years ag)
& mwdowtfae
meadow at the southern end of the
S l
Squart>OlogLits square dance rliiaw Monday at • pjn.
and workshops Wednesday at t p jn. In the Longfiorn Hall,
1117 ampaon Av.
dtfa»toAiTcday*pboto
by the Ocean dry Hbtfortcal
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.1978
Social Security topics
OCEAN CITY (N.J.) SENTINEL-LEDGER
Editor's Note: Your that their policies for people doesn't think he has enough
Social Security office at entitled to Medicare are Social Security work credit.
Pennsylvania and Pacific designed only to supplement How long does a person have to
aves. In Atlantic City, will Medicare. They recommend work under Social Security to
answer all your questions. that their policyholders sign up be eligible for disability
For more personal replies, for the medical insurance part payments?
write or visit* the office, or of Medicare to get full A. The. amount of work
call 800-272-im.
protection. Your private in- needed for disability benefits
surance may not pay for some depends on the person's age
Q. I'm trying to decide medical services that are when he or she becomes
whether to enroll in the medical covered by Medicare. You disabled. A worker who
insurance part of Medicare- I'll should contact your insurance becomes disabled before 24
be eligible for Medicare in a agent or the office where you needs credit for I
few months. I already have pay health insurance premiums
health insurance through my to find out what your private
union, so I can't see paying a insurance will cover after you
monthly premium for Medicare become eligible for Medicare.
medical insurance if I don't
need it. Can you give me any Q. My neighbor is no longer
information to help me decide? able to work because of a spinal
A. Many private health in- condition. I suggested he apply
surance companies point out for disability benefits, but he
1 Many people in the Atlantic
County area do not seem to be
fully aware of the extent of the
the 10 years ending when he or protection they have under
she became disabled. Workers Social Security, Oscar P. Ernst
43 or older need additional Social Security district
credit depending on their age manager in Atlantic City said
and when their disability recently.
began.
Most everyone knows that
Social Security pays retirement
benefits. But as many workers
Q.I've heard that people who are not aware that Social
get SSI payments are eligible Security includes survivor and
for social services. My grand- disability protection as well.
mother, who's 85 and in poor There is also Medicare health
? years of health, needs someone to do her ' insurance, too.
work in the three-year period marketing and help with The value of this protection
ending when the disability household chores. Where can I grows as the workers earnings
begins. Workers who are 24 find out what services are grow. For most workers, the
through 30 need credit for available in our community? value of their Social Security
having worked half the time A. States provide social protection is probably greater
between 21 and the time they services. You can. get in- than any life insurance they
become disabled. At 31 or older, formation about the services in have. For example, benefits
a worker needs credit for at your area from your County payable to surviving family
least five years of work out of Welfare Department. members when a father dies
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Social Security is more than retirefnent benefits
caii \o\ al as much as $200,000
over the years, Ernst said.
There are many people well
below retirement age getting
Social Security checks. Of the
34 million people now on the
rolls, more than 8>*i million are
under 62. This includes disabled
workers and their families, and
the survivors of deceased
workers.
Another important item to
remember, Ernst said, is that
Social Security is port able; thai
is, the protection slays with a
person when he or she changes
jobs, unlike many private'
pension plans.
As workers plan for
retirement, they should
remember that Social Security
is only intended to be a partial
replacement of income. It was
never intended that benefits
fully replace preretirement of
income. Therefore, workers
should plan to supplement their
Social Security benefits with
income from investments.,
savings, insurance or stmfljif
forms of income. . . /f
More information about u)e
value of Social Security to
today's workers can be obtained
at the Atlantic City
Social Security office. The.
address is Pennsylvania aiSr
Pacific aves.,andthetelephoW'
number is 800-272-1111. P»#
Crossing protection is coming
UPPER TOWNSHIP —The Freeholders bids will go out for
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sportation • has approved•
Engineer •="—•' Neil Clarke said
channelizing Islands for the yesterday.
intersection of Old Tuckahoe Attempts to win DOT'S ap-
Rd. and Rt. 585 here, so atproval
for a traffic light at the
tonight's meeting of the Cape intersection where a local man
May County Board of Chosen died last spring and several
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